Valmiki Ramayana 2.117.28 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 28

अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः

Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel

Devanagari script

तदेवमेनं त्वमनुव्रता सती पतिव्रतानां समयानुवर्तिनी।भव स्वभर्तु स्सहधर्मचारिणी यशश्च धर्मं च तत स्समाप्स्यसि।।।।

Transliteration

tad evam enaṃ tvam anuvratā satī pativratānāṃ samayānuvartinī |

bhava svabhartuḥ sahadharmacāriṇī yaśaś ca dharmaṃ ca tataḥ samāpsyasi ||

Translation

Maka demikianlah, engkau yang setia dan suci, menurut serta Rāma dan menuruti tata laku para pativrata; jadilah sahabat se-dharma bagi suamimu, nescaya engkau akan meraih kemasyhuran dan dharma.

Word by Word

• tat: therefore
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे नपुंसक-प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनरूपम्; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/for that reason)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this way)

• enam: him (Rama)
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• anuvratā: devoted (to him)
• anuvratā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); त्वम् इति विशेषणम् (devoted/following)

• satī: being virtuous
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (√as, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); गुणवाचक (virtuous/true)

• pativratānām: of chaste/faithful wives
• pativratānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'vow towards husband'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• samayānuvartinī: following the proper code
• samayānuvartinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samaya + anu-vartin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'following the conventions/rules'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); त्वम् इति विशेषणम्

• bhava: be
• bhava: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

• svabhartuḥ: of your husband
• svabhartuḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'one's own husband'), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• sahadharmacāriṇī: a companion in righteousness
• sahadharmacāriṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha + dharma + cārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'one who walks together in dharma'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); भवा इति विधेय (predicate)

• yaśaḥ: renown
• yaśaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• dharmam: righteousness
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tataḥ: thereby / from that
• tataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/हेतुवाचक अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from that/thereupon)

• samāpsyasi: you will obtain
• samāpsyasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

Context

Therefore, always following your husband, upholding the traditions of chaste women, carrying out worthy and timely duties, be a virtuous wife to your husband. You will thus obtain renown and virtue.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে অযোধ্যাকাণ্ডে সপ্তদশোত্তরশততমস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the hundredseventeenth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā
• Sītā
• Rāma
• Dharma
• Yaśas (renown)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is defined as consistent, tradition-aware commitment to one’s righteous role—here, companionship in dharma (saha-dharma) with one’s spouse.

What is the narrative situation?

Anasūyā concludes her counsel to Sītā, urging her to remain Rāma’s dharmic partner and describing the fruits of such conduct.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Anuvratatā (faithful following) and sahadharmatā (shared practice of righteousness).